Psa 125:3, Isa 9:4, 10:5, 14:29, Jer 48:15-17 | ESV | STEP | For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous , lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong .

Psalms 125:3

3 For ^athe scepter of wickedness shall not ^brest
on ^cthe land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous ^dstretch out
their hands to do wrong.

Isaiah 9:4

4 ^eFor the yoke of his burden,
^fand the staff for his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor,
you have broken as ^gon the day of Midian.

Isaiah 10:5

Judgment on Arrogant Assyria

5 Woe to Assyria, ^hthe rod of my anger;
the staff in their hands is my fury!

Isaiah 14:29

29 Rejoice not, ⁱO Philistia, all of you,
that ^jthe rod that struck you is broken,
for from the serpent’s root will come forth an adder,
and its fruit will be a ^kflying fiery serpent.

Jeremiah 48:15-17

15 The destroyer of ^lMoab and his cities has come up,
and the choicest of his young men have ^mgone down to slaughter,
declares ⁿthe King, ^owhose name is the Lord of hosts.
16 The calamity of Moab is near at hand,
and his affliction hastens swiftly.
17 ^pGrieve for him, all you who are around him,
and all who know his name;
say, ^q‘How the mighty scepter is broken,
the glorious staff.’